Dressed in all-white, Modi led a mass yoga demonstration at Visakhapatnam's RK beach. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and his deputy Pawan Kalyan also joined the event.

Addressing a programme at the police lines in Uttarakhand's Dehradun, President Droupadi Murmu described yoga as a shining example of India's soft power and said it has now become a shared legacy of the entire mankind.

From the icy heights of Siachen Glacier to naval ships anchored in Visakhapatnam, the Indian armed forces also observed the International Day of Yoga across the country, reaffirming their commitment to discipline and inner strength.

Union Health Minister J P Nadda led the yoga day celebrations at Kartavya Path in Delhi while External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, along with envoys of various countries and other members of the diplomatic corps, performed yoga asanas in the capital's Nehru Park.

A number of Union ministers, governors and chief ministers performed yoga asanas in different corners of the country.